June 3, 1933 – A receiver is appointed to collect the income from the White City
amusement park at Sixty-Third Street and South Park Avenue, until delinquent
taxes of $75,535 are paid in full. This is
the end for the great fun fair that began in 1905 in what is now the Greater
Grand Crossing area of the city’s south side.
Only the roller rink remains at the end of 1933, and that closes in
1949. Today’s Parkway Gardens stands
where the park once attracted patrons from all over the city, lured by its
bright lights and promise of fun-filled evenings. There were at least two dozen amusement parks
in the United States that carried the “White City” label, a name that comes
directly from the great White City of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in
Chicago.
June 3, 1950 – Foundation work begins for a 1.5 million dollar church that will stand on Madison Street on the former site of the La Salle Theater. The new church and friary of the Franciscan Fathers will replace the 1875 St. Peter’s Church that stood at 816 North Clark Street. The new church, designed by Vitzthum and Burns, will have seating for 1,550 in the main section with two chapels providing 500 more seats. The principal features will be an Arvid Strauss sculpture of Christ and the cross that will grace the Madison Street entrance 50 feet above the street.
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